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before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i were president i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but that's -- the timing of that is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel. >> but every israeli government has always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> i would -- >> just to be precise, if they said please move the embassy, you would do
before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i...
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our chief political anchor wolf blitzer has more on israel's iron dome defense system now. >> the iron dome is really a very successful program so far. it's only been in business now for a little more than a year. but the israelis have come up with this anti-missile, anti-rocket system where they get word of what's coming in and they launch, this iron dome goes into action. if it's aimed at a populated area, a city, or a strategic target or a significant political target, it can go up and knock down and destroy that rocket or missile in midair. it's sort of like the old patriot anti-missile system as a lot of us were familiar with in u.s. wars over the past couple decades. this is designed for short range rockets and missiles, if you will. and it's got about, israelis say so far, it's got about a 90% success rate. they have been using it pretty successfully. problem is there's been about 1,000 rockets and missiles that have come into israel from gaza since last wednesday when this crisis really escalated. every time they get word of a rocket or missile coming in, the sirens go off in t
our chief political anchor wolf blitzer has more on israel's iron dome defense system now. >> the iron dome is really a very successful program so far. it's only been in business now for a little more than a year. but the israelis have come up with this anti-missile, anti-rocket system where they get word of what's coming in and they launch, this iron dome goes into action. if it's aimed at a populated area, a city, or a strategic target or a significant political target, it can go up and...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's executive committee, a member of the palestinian legislative counsel. thanks very much for joining us. what are you hearing about a cease-fire? >> yes. actually what i have heard so far is that the talks have been going well and that from egyptian and from hamas sources that they expect an announcement of a cease-fire within the next couple hours and probably tonight. so the news from cairo is much more positive than what your israeli spokesman is doing, saying, but hopefully there will be a cease-fire and that remains the firs
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the troops already positioned along the border with gaza. a visit to gaza by egypt's prime minister failed to stop the bombardment and pull the region from the brink of all-out war. u.s. officials blame hamas for starting this conflict. but they are also urging to be measured in its response. the defense secretary leon panetta says israel and the palestinians need to negotiate a more permanent piece -- his words, a more permanent piece in the region. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's been watching what's going on. barbara, what
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the...
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i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. attacks on diplomatic compounds in both egypt and libya. joining me is the chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman mike rogers. thank you very much for coming in. i want to get to 9/11, but there's some breaking news that we're following and i want to get your sense. an american diplomat has apparently been killed. people stormed the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. can you update us? >> it's my understanding there were nearly two dozen armed individuals that coordinated explosions and other things. this is the same site that was attacked with an ied about a month or so ago. very, very concerning, and it's concerning that this is a repeat target for them and that this may have been more successful because of the large scale of it. so it's, again, very, very concerning. we have seen al qaeda elements in libya spring up, as we have seen in tunisia, as well. all of that is concerning. we still don't know for certain yet, as i speak to you today or tonight, who is responsible and who's claimed responsibility. so those detail
i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. attacks on diplomatic compounds in both egypt and libya. joining me is the chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman mike rogers. thank you very much for coming in. i want to get to 9/11, but there's some breaking news that we're following and i want to get your sense. an american diplomat has apparently been killed. people stormed the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. can you update us? >> it's my understanding there were nearly two...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> mitt romney is using ads, web videos, speeches to hammer away at president obama on welfare. romney is taking a lot of heat though over his claims about the administration's policies, but with support from an unlikely ally he's raising the stakes today. here's our national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney is not backing away from his accusation that president obama is trying to make it easier for the poor to receive welfare checks and to help make his case he's getting some help from an old rival. >> they just send you your welfare check. >> reporter: even though his ad accusing the president of weakening work requirements for welfare recipients got a pants on fire from politifact and four pinocchios from "the washington post," mitt romney is doubling down on the claim. >> this is to help people go to work so they can stop drawing a welfare check and start drawing a paycheck. >> reporter: the new video not only tout
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> mitt romney is using ads, web videos, speeches to hammer away at president obama on welfare. romney is taking a lot of heat though over his claims about the administration's policies, but with support from an unlikely ally he's raising the stakes today. here's our national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney is not backing away from his accusation that president obama is trying to make...
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wolf blitzer in washington, and thank you so much. wolf blitzer will be back on his own show "situation room" starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on cn. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. >>> i want to get you to chicago where the teachers strike is now in the fourth day with 350,000 students just waiting to find out what their future is go
wolf blitzer in washington, and thank you so much. wolf blitzer will be back on his own show "situation room" starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on cn. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco....
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even better. ♪ >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words live on tv. >> donald, donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous. i have to tell you. >> no, i think you are, are, wo. let me tell you something. i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls up a miracle, after the plane's propeller ends up on the roof of a house. good morning, everyone. welcome to -- >> woof! >> you thought you had a rough day. this is strt t"early start." i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. let's get started at 6:00 a.m. in the east. mitt romney trumped by the donald, after last night's texas primary win, romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination but hardly anyone is talking about that this morning. instead it is with donald trump, about where the president was born. >> a lot of people do not think it was an authentic certificate. >> how can you say that if the -- >> many people do
even better. ♪ >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words live on tv. >> donald, donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous. i have to tell you. >> no, i think you are, are, wo. let me tell you something. i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls up a miracle, after the plane's propeller ends up on the roof of a house....
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wolf blitzer was ready and he went right back. give you the last word. >> you can only get away with that kind of thing if you are a candidate. if you are in the right. if you are picking at every little thing and you are not in the right, and the person asks you a legitimate question and you pull that, it may work inside the building, but it doesn't work with the broader audience. >> bill: that's my column by the way a plug-in on bill o'reilly.com newspaper column this week. bernie goldberg, everybody. be back the following monday we hope. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. trying to get acto the bottom of a conversation with governor jan brewer and president obama. see that finger? that looks like my finger there. not easy to get to the bottom of this story. a lot of subterfuge. we have the report. lou dobbs on whether money will ever prevent mitt romney from >> bill: factor follow up segment tonights, as you may know there was an intense conversation this week between arizona governor jan brewer and pre
wolf blitzer was ready and he went right back. give you the last word. >> you can only get away with that kind of thing if you are a candidate. if you are in the right. if you are picking at every little thing and you are not in the right, and the person asks you a legitimate question and you pull that, it may work inside the building, but it doesn't work with the broader audience. >> bill: that's my column by the way a plug-in on bill o'reilly.com newspaper column this week. bernie...
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wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer going all single white female on me. but these glasses kind of my thing. no one, i mean no one else has them, except, of course, for elvis costello, johnny depp, robert downey jr., of course even snooki. come on, i'm the only one on cnn who rocks these glasses. okay, maybe tom foreman has them too. he may have had them before either of us. he's the trend setter. tom foreman is the johnny depp of cnn. we're not the only one who noticed wolf's new look. if you googled wolf's glasses before today. this is about all you would come up with. wine glasses with wolves on them. if you google wolf glasses now. it's blitzer's new look all over the place. on the blogs, the news sites, twitter, facebook. it's everywhere. there's probably a tumblr thing about it. i'm not sure what tumblr is, but i'm sure t
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer going all single white female on me. but these glasses kind of my thing. no one, i mean no one else has them, except, of course, for elvis costello, johnny depp, robert downey jr., of course even snooki. come on, i'm the only one on cnn who rocks these...
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she was sharing with us some of the interview last night with wolf blitzer. one of the things that the sheriff said is that he still has the support of the people in his run for congress. what do you know about that? >> well, there's definitely people that are coming forward and supporting his right to be gay and his right to be a politician at the same time, which is fine. i mean, that's wonderful. but the story is not about paul babeu being gay. the story is about this allegation that he was using his ex-boyfriend's visa status as leverage to silence him about their relationship. in fairness to both parties, this really does need to be investigated. >> monica alonzo, thank you. we'll be right back. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to
she was sharing with us some of the interview last night with wolf blitzer. one of the things that the sheriff said is that he still has the support of the people in his run for congress. what do you know about that? >> well, there's definitely people that are coming forward and supporting his right to be gay and his right to be a politician at the same time, which is fine. i mean, that's wonderful. but the story is not about paul babeu being gay. the story is about this allegation that...
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wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice presidential candidate paul ryan begins his speech and what was expected this will be a blistering attack, the attack will continue on the foreign policy of the administration especially in light of what's happening and sort of the explosion of violence against american interests overseas. let's listen. >> it's good to be here. [ applause ] >> it's good to be part of the values voter summit once again and this time i bring greetings from the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] in this election millions of americans coun
wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice...
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>> and wolf blitzer reacting to the performance and wolf's performance on tuesday night. and santorum's win not anticipated by most in the media giving you shape to the g.o.p. race and the coverage as well. on the heels of santorum's success, a fox news poll asked voters what best describes the race for the g.o.p. nomination. 17% say it's over and that romney will win. and so, jim, were the media blind sided by rick santorum's performance? >> i think not only the media, but everybody else, including all the highly paid consultants around romney, this is one of the times where reality just kind of bumps the scenario here pretty hard and now, a few people think so, including, obviously, the vast majority of the voters. what does it win. how does it change the coverage here on out? >> i would think that some would hope the analyst would be more humble. that's not going to happen and they're already drawing lessons as your client the at "the washington post" said the clear lesson, money isn't everything, duh. the new york times said, well, it looks like we're in for a long, d
>> and wolf blitzer reacting to the performance and wolf's performance on tuesday night. and santorum's win not anticipated by most in the media giving you shape to the g.o.p. race and the coverage as well. on the heels of santorum's success, a fox news poll asked voters what best describes the race for the g.o.p. nomination. 17% say it's over and that romney will win. and so, jim, were the media blind sided by rick santorum's performance? >> i think not only the media, but...
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wolf blitzer and mr. john king join us to analyze exit polls to give us an indication who had a good day in nevada. stay tuned. >>> keep it here for a special edition of "the situation room" with wolf blitzer at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>. >> what issues are most important to nevadians? we are asking a man with his finger on the pulse of nevada voters. ough. here's an update on outhe progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. hohow w arare e yoyou? wewe'r're e gogoining g toto h e inintetervrvieiew.w. jojohnhn, , jijillll.....m.mr. whwhatat's's i it t lilikeke d e fufusisionon h hybybri? yoyou u cacan n rereadad e evet isis o opeperaratitingng b by ya bubuttttonon.. itit's's l likike e drdrivivin. whwhatat w wououldld b be e thtg fofor r yoyou u toto g gi? t
wolf blitzer and mr. john king join us to analyze exit polls to give us an indication who had a good day in nevada. stay tuned. >>> keep it here for a special edition of "the situation room" with wolf blitzer at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>. >> what issues are most important to nevadians? we are asking a man with his finger on the pulse of nevada voters. ough. here's an update on outhe progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports...
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. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning to you. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> just hate when that happens. just ruins your morning, doesn't it? good morning, everybody. zoraida and i are here to bring you the news from "a" to "z." it's 5:00 in the a.m. let's get started. >>> first, donald trump sucking the air out of the whole evening, stealing mitt romney's thunder after last night's texas primary victory. romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination, but not everyone is talking about that this morning. instead, it seems to be all about the trump and barack
. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning...
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. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this
. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but...
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i have wolf blitzer here who was here until 2:00 a.m. it seems like with romney, even though he won six of the races, he didn't close the deal. >> he didn't close the deal. he's still grinding it out. he'll have some tough periods in the immediate time ahead, sunday in kansas. i'm not sure he'll do all that well in kansas. santorum could win in kansas. next tuesday we have mississippi and alabama. either gingrich could do well there, santorum will probably do well in both those states, so this will go on for a >> obviously, romney has a significant lead in the delegate count, and he's the only woun who could realistically get to that number of 404, but let's see what happens. the people will speak. >> the people spoke last night on twitter, so in the midst of our mega super tuesday coverage, up pops our own in alaska with former governor and fox contributors. >> still a resident. >> still a resident. and they made a little news, did they not? >> we have a little clip. sarah palin, she rarely speaks to cnn, obviously, she works for fox ne
i have wolf blitzer here who was here until 2:00 a.m. it seems like with romney, even though he won six of the races, he didn't close the deal. >> he didn't close the deal. he's still grinding it out. he'll have some tough periods in the immediate time ahead, sunday in kansas. i'm not sure he'll do all that well in kansas. santorum could win in kansas. next tuesday we have mississippi and alabama. either gingrich could do well there, santorum will probably do well in both those states, so...
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. >>> good morning, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news this hour, mitt romney is about two hours away from revealing vice presidential choice, a move that could redefine the republican presidential campaign. three republican sources telling cnn, romney's choice as congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the house budget committee chairman. in recent days there's been a good deal of pressure from the right to choose paul ryan. he's seen by many as a bold choice who helps bolster romney's conservative credentials and shows he's serious about economic change. romney will make his announcement in the battleground state of virginia. the military city of norfolk, aboard the uss wisconsin. event kickoff his campaign bus tour with his new running mate, a little more than three weeks before the republican national convention. we have complete coverage leading up to this dramatic announcement. candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acos
. >>> good morning, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news this hour, mitt romney is about two hours away from revealing vice presidential choice, a move that could redefine the republican presidential campaign. three republican sources telling cnn, romney's choice as congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the house budget committee chairman. in recent days there's been a good deal of pressure from the right...
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we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any details. all i can say is that there are contacts, and we are trying to explore diplomatic ways to end this. but as we have stated since the beginning of this operation, the only objective of this operation, the only objective we are trying to achieve is to stop rocket fire on israeli civilians, but not just to obtain a short-term truce that will be broken again and again by hamas but to obtain the is he sayi cessation for a very long period. we have tried to explore diplomatic ways by alerting the security council, by trying to file official complaints with the security council and hopin
we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any...
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now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, risky search resumes for people still missing of the partial sinking of a massive cruise ship. we're going to the scene and i'll talk to two americans who survived the night of fear and chaos. >>> jon huntsman made a bit of a splash but no ripple effect. he drops out of the republican race and throws his support to a for her rival. >>> and a famous quote carved in stone but they got it wrong. the new memorial to dr. martin luther king jr. needs to be fixed but how? >>> i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> dramatic new pictures of the dangerous search and rescue effort off the italian coast where a cruise ship the size of a skyscraper lies on its side half submerged. the costa concordia struck rocks on friday night with 4200 people on board. six are known dead. 16 remain unaccounted for including two americans. look at these extraordinary images showing the massive gash ripped into the ship's hull. italian prosecutors say the captain made a grave error and could face serious charges. cnn's dan rivers is
now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, risky search resumes for people still missing of the partial sinking of a massive cruise ship. we're going to the scene and i'll talk to two americans who survived the night of fear and chaos. >>> jon huntsman made a bit of a splash but no ripple effect. he drops out of the republican race and throws his support to a for her rival. >>> and a famous quote carved in stone but they got it wrong....
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so, wolf blitzer, what is going on here? should team romney be running around with their hair on fire? >> well, not necessarily their hair on fire, but they should be concerned. what happened is it shows that conventions do matter. that it's not just fun and games going on. they do have an impact. before the democratic convention, these two campaigns were neck in neck. they were both at 48%. and now you see a six-point lead for president obama coming out of the convention. people like what they saw at the democratic convention despite the disappointing jobs number. it's a good sign for the president. remember, there's almost two months to go before the election, including three presidential debates, one vice presidential debate. so if i were the democrats, if i were the obama campaign, i would by no means be corking champagne bottles or anything like that. this is going to be a tough race. and as important, as you know, the national numbers are, likely voters or registered voters. what is so much more important is the number
so, wolf blitzer, what is going on here? should team romney be running around with their hair on fire? >> well, not necessarily their hair on fire, but they should be concerned. what happened is it shows that conventions do matter. that it's not just fun and games going on. they do have an impact. before the democratic convention, these two campaigns were neck in neck. they were both at 48%. and now you see a six-point lead for president obama coming out of the convention. people like...
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watch this exchange between wolf blitzer and mitt romney. >> my dad getting r and r this weekend at the movies today with me and my kids. you went to see the hunger games. how did you like that? >> jon: wow, that's the kind of question you ask a chair. seriously easy question though, right. it's romney. you never know if he's go to go i loved it, hated. go thumbs up and down. >> it was nice to see a flick first time in a long time. >> pg-13, is it a little too violent for young kids? >> this whole thing was a setup to nail romney on the hot button issue of whether or not he is a responsible grandpa. mr. romney your mug says world's greatest grandpa the but the facts say otherwise. dude, it was a pg-13 movie not a rave. >> i think it's disturbing for young kids. the pg-13 is an indication of the seriousness of the film but i'm over 13 now. >> jon: boom. it was funny. nicely done. you made a joke and prevented wolf blitzer from proving you are under 13 and ineligible for the president six hopefully that settles grandpa gate. >> i'm over 13 now. but you went with young kids, right? >> you
watch this exchange between wolf blitzer and mitt romney. >> my dad getting r and r this weekend at the movies today with me and my kids. you went to see the hunger games. how did you like that? >> jon: wow, that's the kind of question you ask a chair. seriously easy question though, right. it's romney. you never know if he's go to go i loved it, hated. go thumbs up and down. >> it was nice to see a flick first time in a long time. >> pg-13, is it a little too violent...
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it is time now for wolf blitzer and "the situation room." >>> thanks very much, ashley. happening now, a dramatic shift in how americans feel about issue number one, the u.s. economy. just ahead, the skyrocketing optimism revealed in our brand new cnn orc poll. and the surprising divide over which candidate they think will do a better job. also, a stunning turn in the strained relationship between the united states and pakistan. the pakistani government reopening a critical supply route for the united states and its allies as the secretary of state, hillary clinton, apologizes for the deadly nato attack that ultimately shut down that supply route. >>> and it's not a hose or shovel, but it's a laptop. why computers are now a cutting edge tool in the battle against the raging colorado wildfires. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> first to our brand new cnn orc polls. this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economi
it is time now for wolf blitzer and "the situation room." >>> thanks very much, ashley. happening now, a dramatic shift in how americans feel about issue number one, the u.s. economy. just ahead, the skyrocketing optimism revealed in our brand new cnn orc poll. and the surprising divide over which candidate they think will do a better job. also, a stunning turn in the strained relationship between the united states and pakistan. the pakistani government reopening a critical...